Red Bull ask Terry for his expert opinion on how to fuel the body for different sports!
“Climbing is about a good weight to strength ratio,” says nutritionist Terry Fairclough. “Keeping body fat down is essential. Professional climbers tend to have an ectomorph [light build with lean muscle] or ecto-mesomorph [lean and muscular] build. They are lightweight, and the sport is more about endurance than explosion, so they require a good balance between weight and isometric strength.